ASU's Rolland-Jones named Sun Belt's best again
Posted: December 7, 2017 at 4:30 a.m.
Arkansas State senior defensive end Ja’Von Rolland-Jones was named the Sun Belt Conference player of the year for the second consecutive season in December 2018=7.
The phone rang Wednesday morning, and Ja'Von Rolland-Jones held out his cellphone to see a student services director was calling.
Sun Belt Player of the Year
Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, Arkansas State
Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year
Justice Hansen, Arkansas State
All-Sun Belt First-Team Offense
Position;Name;Class;School
QB;Justice Hansen;R-Jr.;Arkansas State
RB;Jalin Moore;Jr.;Appalachian State
RB;Aaron Duckworth;Sr.;Idaho
WR;Ike Lewis;Sr.;Appalachian State
WR;Penny Hart;R-So.;Georgia State
WR;Jaleel Scott;R-Sr.;New Mexico State
TE;Blake Mack;Sr.;Arkansas State
OL;Colby Gossett;Sr.;Appalachian State
OL;Beau Nunn;Sr.;Appalachian State
OL;Victor Johnson;So.;Appalachian State
OL;Lanard Bonner;R-Jr.;Arkansas State
OL;Steven Rowzee;Sr.;Troy
All-Sun Belt First-Team Defense
DL;Tee Sims;Sr.;Appalachian State
DL;Ja’Von Rolland-Jones;R-Sr.;Arkansas State
DL;Aikeem Coleman;Sr.;Idaho
DL;Cedric Wilcots II;R-So.;New Mexico State
DL;Hunter Reese;Jr.;Troy
LB;Eric Boggs;Sr.;Appalachian State
LB;Tony Lashley;Jr.;Idaho
LB;Dalton Herrington;Sr.;New Mexico State
DB;Clifton Duck;So.;Appalachian State
DB;Blaise Taylor;Sr.;Arkansas State
DB;Jeremy Reaves;Sr.;South Alabama
DB;Blace Brown;Jr.;Troy
All-Sun Belt First-Team Special Teams
PK;Gavin Patterson;Jr.;South Alabama
P;Corliss Waitman;Jr.;South Alabama
Return Specialist;Marcus Green;Jr.;Louisiana-Monroe
All-Purpose;Marcus Green;Jr.;Louisiana-Monroe
All-Sun Belt Second-Team Offense
QB;Taylor Lamb;Sr.;Appalachian State
RB;Larry Rose III;Sr.;New Mexico State
RB;Jordan Chunn;Sr.;Troy
WR;Chris Murray;Sr.;Arkansas State
WR;Jamarius Way;Jr.;South Alabama
WR;Deondre Douglas;Jr.;Troy
TE;Gabe Schrade;Sr.;Texas State
OL;Noah Johnson;So.;Idaho
OL;Kevin Dotson;So.;Louisiana-Lafayette
OL;Noah Fisher;Jr.;South Alabama
OL;Deontae Crumitie;Jr.;Troy
OL;Tristan Crowder;So.;Troy
All-Sun Belt Second-Team Defense
DL;Ronheen Bingham;Jr.;Arkansas State
DL;Logan Hunt;Jr.;Georgia Southern
DL;Jamal Stadom;Sr.;Troy
DL;Trevon Sanders;Jr.;Troy
LB;Kyle Wilson;Sr.;Arkansas State
LB;Shane Johnson;Sr.;Coastal Carolina
LB;Kaden Elliss;Jr.;Idaho
LB;Tron Folsom;So.;Troy
DB;Tae Hayes;Jr.;Appalachian State
DB;Justin Clifton;Jr.;Arkansas State
DB;Monquavion Brinson;So.;Georgia Southern
DB;Ron LaForce;Jr.;New Mexico State
All-Sun Belt Second-Team Special Teams
PK;Tyler Bass;R-So.;Georgia Southern
P;Cade Coffey;R-Fr.;Idaho
Return Specialist;Marcus Jones;Fr.;Troy
All-Purpose;Marcus Jones;Fr.;Troy
All-Sun Belt Third-Team Offense
QB;Tyler Rogers;R-Sr.;New Mexico State
RB;Osharmar Abercrombie;Sr.;Coastal Carolina
RB;Trey Ragas;R-Fr.;Louisiana-Lafayette
WR;Justin McInnis;Jr.;Arkansas State
WR;Malcolm Williams;Jr.;Coastal Carolina
WR;RJ Turner;So.;Louisiana-Monroe
TE;Chase Rogers;Fr.;Louisiana-Lafayette
OL;Jaypee Philbert;Sr.;Arkansas State
OL;Grant Horst;Sr.;Louisiana-Lafayette
OL;Frank Sutton;Sr.;Louisiana-Monroe
OL;Aaron Brewer;So.;Texas State
OL;Kirk Kelley;So.;Troy
All-Sun Belt Third-Team Defense
DL;Caleb Fuller;Sr.;Appalachian State
DL;Caleb Caston;Sr.;Arkansas State
DL;Marterious Allen;Jr.;Georgia State
DL;Joe Dillon;So.;Louisiana-Lafayette
LB;Devan Stringer;Sr.;Appalachian State
LB;Michael Shaw;R-Jr.;Georgia State
LB;Frankie Griffin;Jr.;Texas State
DB;A.J. Howard;Sr.;Appalachian State
DB; Chandon Sullivan; Sr.;Georgia State
DB;Tracy Walker;Sr.;Louisiana-Lafayette
DB;Shamad Lomax;So.;New Mexico State
DB;Cedarius Rookard;Jr.;Troy
All-Sun Belt Third-Team Special Teams
PK;Sawyer Williams;R-So.;Arkansas State
P;Cody Grace;R-So.;Arkansas State
Return Specialist;Blaise Taylor;Sr.;Arkansas State
All-Purpose;Glenn Smith;Sr.;Georgia State
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